Don Popovic

Don Popovic

Dragan (Don) Popovic was a professional soccer player and is now a coach in the United States.In 1993 became the director of the youth soccer, Lous Fusz Soccer Club, which has teams playing in the St. Louis Youth Soccer Association (SLYSA) soccer league .

Biography

Popovic, born in 1941 in Yugoslavia, turned professional in 1958 at the age 17 year in Yugoslavia. He first came to the United States in 1967 to play for the St. Louis Stars of the old National Professional Soccer League. Later, as a coach, he led the New York Arrows to four consecutive MISL championships (1979-1982).

Teams Played

Teams Coached

[ [http://www.soccerhall.org/history/NASL_AllTimeCoachesRegistry.htm NASL Coaches Registry ] ] [St. Louis Post-Dispatch - October 26, 1989] [St. Louis Post-Dispatch - July 2, 1989]

Honors

* 1971 - NASL All League First Team, while playing for the St. Louis Stars [ [http://soccerhall.org/history/NASL%20All-League%20Teams.htm NASL All-League Teams ] ]
* 1981 - Coach of the Year while coaching the New York Arrows [ [http://www.oursportscentral.com/misl/awards.html MISL - Major Indoor Soccer League ] ]
* 1983 - Coach of the Year while coaching the Golden Bay Earthquakes [ [http://www.soccerhall.org/history/NASL_Awards_History.htm NASL League History ] ]
* 2004 - Inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame [ [http://www.eteamz.com/stlsoccerhalloffame/news/index.cfm?cat=466593 St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame] ]

Youth Soccer Highlights

Popovic was the head coach for the following championship teams:
* 2008 Missouri State Cup, Boys U14 (under 14 years of age) [ [http://www.mysa.org/content/view/44/38/ Missouri Youth Soccer Association - Missouri Youth Soccer State Cup ] ]
* 2007 Missouri State Cup, Boys U13 (under 13 years of age) [http://www.mysa.org/download/2007StateCup/2007STATECUPCHAMPS.pdf]
* 2006 Missouri State Cup, Boys U15 (under 15 years of age) [ [http://loufuszsoccer.teammania.net/webpage-info.do?webPageId=11537&view=0&grpId=706 TeamMania.net :: Lou Fusz Soccer Club >> Lou Fusz Strikers Soccer Club ] ]
* 2003 Missouri State Cup, Boys U15 (under 15 years of age) [KC Pace]

External links

* [http://loufuszsoccer.teammania.net/webpage-info.do?webPageId=3540&view=0&grpId=706 Don Popovic's bio on the Lou Fusz Soccer Club web site]

References


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